Thursday, June 21, 2012

Last November, we were asked to design a multi-paged template that
would serve as the fixed bi-annual newsletter for a non-profit
organization.We began by offering different samples to the client so they could
make an informed choice. This included a combination of table-based and
CSS template layouts. The client ultimately selected the following
permanent layout:

Click here to
see the actual newsletter.The template was constructed using tables, but was based on the
"Multiflex-3" CSS-layout by
Wolfgang (OSWD).The header had to be created using exact measurements (900W x 150H)
in order to fit snugly on the allotted second row. Starting with a blank
slate, we added text (bold
Trajan font, color: #424963) with the
client's logo at the end.Sample:

Other fixed features for the newsletter included a scrolling menu for
re-occurring notices, articles and reports, member photos with flash
navigation, and customized buttons to be used on a regular basis
(specifically for donation purposes and photo galleries).

The WASHANA newsletter
took quite a bit of time to put together initially. However, now that
the template is basically fixed, future issues will be easier to
assemble.To view more newsletter template designs,
click here.

Monday, June 11, 2012

The Washington Association of Nurse
Anesthetists (WANA) is our newest client. We were lucky enough to
begin working with them last year, re-doing their web site from scratch.
Their organization is more than seventy years old, which is quite an
accomplishment for a non-profit.Last April, WANA organized a special event for their executive
secretary, JoAnn Kaiser. JoAnn has served WANA for twenty years, and the
group wanted to mark her anniversary. They held a shindig at the
Cedarbrook
Lodge in Seattle, following one of their annual conferences. Photos
from the event numbered nearly eighty, so it took some time for us to
put the gallery together (including the creation of the intro logo).Webs Divine has assembled
plenty of galleries
in our day, but this one was very special. We can't recall ever being
emotionally moved by mere pictures while putting a gallery together, but
we were this time.Click here to view
the gallery.

While working with JoAnn on a weekly basis for the last several years
on other projects may have
made us more attuned to the poignant impact of the event, the photos do
speak for themselves.

Saturday, June 2, 2012

One of our newest book cover designs includes
Bloodfrost by Deidre Dalton, which is the first volume in the
Bloodline Trilogy.When developing a design for a
book cover, we
take into account the general storyline of the novel and the characters
within. Author suggestions are always welcome. On occasion, we will use
the author's personal artwork if it has a professional appearance and
keeps with our workability requirements.Like it or not, a book cover is a potential reader's first
introduction to an author's work and can quite often make or break a
sale.

According to the author's web site,
Bloodfrost is described as follows:

Old before her time and afflicted with a myriad
of medical problems, Noel Gatsby retreats into her
"wishful-thinking" dreams every night. Desperate to escape the
circumstances of her life, she imagines a world where all of her
pain and suffering stops, to be replaced by the vigorous health of
her youth. Yet each morning she awakens to the misery of her real
existence, consumed by pain and depression.

Then one night her dreams come true.Noel is transported to another world, where
healing hands work their magic on her tired body. She awakens
without pain, filled with an exuberance and joy she never thought to
experience again.

She soon learns her miraculous recovery comes
at a price...

You be the judge. Does the cover fit the storyline? Keep in mind, the
fictional "healing process" involves blood. Without giving too much
away,
Bloodfrost contains paranormal elements.For the cover, we used a large-sized rendition of a stock photo by
Anton
Belovodchenko (SXC). After several layers and color blending,
we arrived at the final product. It is now on display at the author's
web site,
Amazon,
Barnes & Noble,
Kobo Books and
Smashwords.To view more book cover designs,
click here.